Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Lp thuad Wat changhai statute

The precise name for Wat Chang Hai should be Wat
Ratburanaram, nevertheless villagers and devotees tended to called Wat
Chang Hai meaning " Elephant Present or Elephant Give “. The history of
Wat Chang Hai has been told millions of times from generation to
generation, but the main attentions are Somdet Luang Pu Thuat the most
famous monk in whole of Thailand and faraway land, where this great
master personal history centered in the old Siam. Somdet Luang Pu Thuat
is a very well-known and famous monk during the Kingdom of Ayutthaya.
His Buddhist preaching was well received from Southern Thailand and
right to the capital of Krung Sri Ayutthaya, where his knowledge of
Dhamma and Buddhist Tripitaka has captured the heart of royalties and
the commoner right through his lifetimes.

According to legend,
Phraya Kamdum the Lord of Sai Buri was exploring a site to build a new
town as a gifts for his younger sister, as he was indecisive which
location to choose and pick, he used his shrewdness by using two of his
owned elephants to lead the way in seeking the most suitable site
whereas the new town will be situated. After several days of travelling,
the elephant come to complete stopped at the present-day Wat Chang Hai
location, where the elephant walks the surrounding area for three rounds
and thereafter roared out loud. Lord Phraya Kamdum was very contented
on the location but his younger sister was not satisfied and she
requested Phraya Kamdum to looks for another location. To please his
sister, Lord Phraya Kamdum continue to search for new location, finally
they found a new place called Krue Se in today Pattani province where he
built a new town for his sister. Lord Phraya Kamdum of Sai Buri still
cannot stop thinking about the first location and decided to build a
monastery on the site and named it Wat Chang Hai “ Elephant Presents “
and presented it to the revered Lanka “ Somdet Luang Pu Thuat ” of Sai
Buri and appointed him chief abbot of Wat Chang Hai, villagers in and
around started to addressed him Sir Chang Hai or Master Lanka and some
even called him Luang Phor Dam of Sai Buri.

In what manner the
names of Somdet Luang Pu Thuat came about in different regions and
places no one knows the actual answers, because this great revered monk
hold many names and titles during the Ayutthaya period, and yet every
followers believed and agreed that Somdet Luang Pu Thuat, Somdet Chao
Phra Kho, Phrarajchamuni Sameeram Khunupanachan, Luang Phor Dam or Sir
Chang Hai is the only one and same holy monk that every followers
mentioned about, where his distinguishable personality and knowledge of
Tripitaka and mystical powers have won the hearts of many followers.

When
Somdet Luang Pu Thuat was staying in Sai Buri, he passes his wishes to
his close followers, that should he departed this world, he would like
his body brought back to Wat Chang Hai for cremation and his ashes be
kept there, he even told his followers that should his body fluids drop
along the way to Wat Chang Hai, all they have to do is just light a
sandalwood incense stick and stick onto the ground, where it will became
a sacred place liked the final journey he made back from Ayutthaya to
Wat Phra Kho also known as Wat Ratchapraditsathan, Sathing Phra
district, Songhkla province.

When Phra Archan Thim Dhamma Tharo
was appointed chief abbot of Wat Chang Hai, He was wondering how the
monastery came to exist for hundreds of years, he try to find as much
information as possible, but villagers are unable to provide him a clear
answer. Then one night, he had a strange dream where he saw four monks
walking out from the reservoir toward the monastery, the first monk that
emerge were Luang Phor Sri, follow by Luang Phor Thong and Luang Phor
Chan while the last one he saw was an elderly monk walking slowly with a
twisted walking cane. Phra Archan Thim Dhamma Tharo was very peculiar
on that elderly monk with a walking twisted cane by inquiring various
issue concerning Wat Chang Hai, through which the elderly monk with a
walking twisted cane begin to explains each and every details regarding
Wat Chang Hai and leisurely walks through Phra Archan Thim Dhamma Tharo
by describing the monastery’s boundaries in all four directions. Before
dawn, the elderly monk with a walking twisted cane told Phra Archan Thim
Dhamma Tharo “ Should you have any queries concerning Wat Chang Hai,
all you need is let me know in your dream and I will assist you whatever
I can “ with that words, the elderly monk with a walking twisted cane
and the other monks just disappeared into the mist.

Phra Archan
Thim Dhamma Tharo began to recall those words that the elderly monk told
him, upon which he becomes conscious that the elderly monk was none
other than Revered Somdet Luang Pu Thuat. Phra Archan Thim Dhamma Tharo
took many events into consideration and brings to mind those words
mentioned by Revered Somdet Luang Pu Thuat, and with that inspiration
whatever matter or issue Phra Archan Thim Dhamma Tharo carry out, it
become visible that every issue went smoothly without much problem.
Ultimately, Wat Chang Hai monastery was fully restored, but
unfortunately Phra Archan Thim Dhamma Tharo was succumbed to digestive
tract cancer and passed away peacefully on 30th November 1969.
Currently, the ashes of Revered Somdet Luang Pu Thuat and Venerable Phra
Archan Thim Dhamma Tharo were enshrined and kept inside the sacred
pagoda of Wat Chang Hai.

Wat Chang Hai Ratburanaram sacred
pagoda final gold leafs topping ceremony was performed by his Majesty
the King Bhumibol Adulyadej on 13th April 1988.

For the past few
hundred years, Wat Chang Hai has encountered all kinds of calamities
from natures to man-made disasters and yet it has withstood and endured
the unanticipated environments till it present day. In keeping with
Buddha belief and practices, all the past and present abbots of Wat
Chang Hai have dutifully upholds their Buddhist principles in addition
to disseminating the teachings of Buddha to many of its followers.

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